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Colour, Flowers, Garden13 Comments
The April colours of yellow and pale purple in this Azalea triptych

The Colour of April

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Since I’m into doing diptychs and triptychs I thought I try out a few featuring the colour of April. In March the colours are fairly consistent, lemon yellow, spring green, various shades of pink and white against a dark sky … Continue reading The Colour of April

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Rose in Bloom on January 9, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada

Confused Flowers: Plants of the Month for January 2021

February 9, 2021February 13, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

This has been an unusually warm winter, thanks to climate change. The flowers are very confused. Here are some blooming in January in Vancouver, which is in Canada. One of the warmest cities in Canada, but still – the only flowers … Continue reading Confused Flowers: Plants of the Month for January 2021

Flowers, Murals, Plants7 Comments
Striking striped leaves of the Canna Lily.

Stripes & Checks: Man-Made and Natural

January 29, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Man-made Stripes. Red striped bathing huts at Knokke-Heist on the Belgian Coast. Striped painting in a gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. Matching one’s blue striped outfit to a blue striped mural on Granville Island, Vancouver.   Natural Stripes. Small scrub struggling to grow … Continue reading Stripes & Checks: Man-Made and Natural

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Flowers, Plants2 Comments
Stromanthe sanguine 'Triostar' is a member of the Maranta family has cream leaves with green markings are red underneath

Patterns in Leaves and Flowers

January 20, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Cee has been keeping me busy looking for leaves and flowers with surface patterns on them, and I’ve discovered that the patterns come in several variations. Veining. Sometimes the veining only shows up in the fall when the leaves change … Continue reading Patterns in Leaves and Flowers

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This purple burst of Allium is in the same genus as onions, chives, garlic and a whole host of 'decorative' ornamental alliums that light up late spring in Vancouver, Canada

Purple Flowers Throughout the Year

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

January: Hellebore, although the first ones out are mostly greenish white with red-purple dots. Spring brings out an array of purple flowers! February: Crocus.  March: In Wales these purple Rhododendrons are invasive, although they create a spectacular drifts of colour. The … Continue reading Purple Flowers Throughout the Year

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Getting underneath this sunflower I can see someone has been pecking at the seeds. Modified using the photo app Stackables

Found in the Neighbourhood: Sunflower Fading into Fall

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

A few blocks away from me is a Greenway converted from a disused rail corridor. There are community gardens all along the initial section, and this November I have been watching all the plants slowly fade into fall. This dying … Continue reading Found in the Neighbourhood: Sunflower Fading into Fall

Artworks, Flowers, Inspiration, Plants, Water, Watercolour2 Comments

Posting a Painting a Day For Ten Days Challenge

November 12, 2020November 19, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

I don’t usually post stuff from my art blog on Facebook, but I have been nominated to post a painting a day for 10 days on Facebook by Deanna Fogstrom, one of my studiomates. You can find her work at: … Continue reading Posting a Painting a Day For Ten Days Challenge

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Colour, Flowers, Photo Apps, Photoshop1 Comment

A Pink & Yellow Mood

October 16, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

One of my favourite pink and yellow photos is of a metal sculpture of Don Quixote up against a yellow wall with a pink bougainvillea on the end of his spear. I liked it so much I used it for … Continue reading A Pink & Yellow Mood

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ancient sage in Naramata BC, Canada

Sage, October’s Plant of the Month

October 5, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

October is the month when the Sage Brush puts out yellow blooms in BC’s Okanogan. An ancient weathered sage with pale greens and oranges in the background. Look at these colours – October has to be the most beautiful month … Continue reading Sage, October’s Plant of the Month

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Pomegranates, September’s Plant of the Month

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Once again I am running behind with my ‘plant of the month’, as this is September’s plant finally published in October. A pomegranate against the blue wall of the garden next door to the Casa Barragán, both designed by Luis … Continue reading Pomegranates, September’s Plant of the Month

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